backstop

/ˈbæk.stɒp/· noun

环境/气候/能源B2

backstop
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Chinese meaning

最zuì后hòu防fáng线xiàn,兜dōu底dǐ机jī制zhì

最zuì后hòu一yī道dào兜dōu底dǐ保bǎo障zhàng

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紧jǐn急jí电diàn力lì令lìng条tiáo款kuǎn仅jǐn是shì最zuì后hòu手shǒu段duàn

Example

The section of the Federal Power Act that allows emergency orders “is essentially a narrow, last-resort backstop,” Appeals Court Judge Cornelia Pillard wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel.

上shàng诉sù法fǎ院yuàn法fǎ官guān科kē妮nī莉lì亚yà·皮pí拉lā德dé在zài三sān名míng法fǎ官guān一yí致zhì通tōng过guò的de判pàn决jué书shū中zhōng写xiě道dào:《联lián邦bāng电diàn力lì法fǎ》中zhōng允yǔn许xǔ发fā布bù紧jǐn急jí命mìng令lìng的de条tiáo款kuǎn,「本běn质zhì上shàng是shì一yī种zhǒng狭xiá窄zhǎi的de、最zuì后hòu手shǒu段duàn的de兜dōu底dǐ机jī制zhì」。

Source: Mongabay · 11 Sep 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó联lián邦bāng上shàng诉sù法fǎ院yuàn裁cái定dìng,能néng源yuán部bù强qiáng令lìng一yī座zuò已yǐ到dào退tuì役yì年nián限xiàn的de密mì歇xiē根gēn燃rán煤méi电diàn厂chǎng继jì续xù运yùn行xíng属shǔ于yú越yuè权quán。法fǎ官guān科kē妮nī莉lì亚yà·皮pí拉lā德dé在zài判pàn决jué中zhōng指zhǐ出chū,《联lián邦bāng电diàn力lì法fǎ》的de紧jǐn急jí命mìng令lìng条tiáo款kuǎn只zhǐ是shì最zuì后hòu手shǒu段duàn的de「兜dōu底dǐ机jī制zhì」,当dāng时shí并bìng不bù存cún在zài真zhēn正zhèng的de紧jǐn急jí状zhuàng态tài。

Roots · etymology

由 back(后)与 stop(挡)组合而成

  • back(后面)+ stop(挡住的东西)

Collocations

  • backstop mechanism / act as a backstop / last-resort backstop

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